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  • Hawks face elimination after 2-0 loss to Wings

    Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl (4), of the Czech Republic, defends against Chicago Blackhawks center Marcus Kruger (16), of Sweden, during the first period in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs in Detroit, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul ...

  • Cardinals Say New Pope Remains Down-To-Earth 2 Months In

    (CBS) - - He has been in office for just over 2 months, but already pope Francis has put his own personal stamp on the papacy. He has ignored many trappings and traditions while concentrating preaching and prayer. "That's a little bit South American in some ways, more relaxed and not standing on ceremony," Chicago's Francis Cardinal George tells CBS 2 Chief Correspondent ...

  • Jury rules for Trump over 87-year-old woman in Chicago hotel dispute

    Jacqueline Goldberg, who lost her fight against Donald Trump, said she felt good about "exposing" him and offered this advice for anyone going into business with him: "Read the ...

  • Chicago Area Scouting Officials Endorse Inclusion Of Gay Youths

    (CBS/AP) – Openly gay youngsters will no longer be banned from the Boy Scouts, after a vote Thursday by the national organization. An openly gay scout from Maryland, whose troop refused to expel him, praised the historic move of the century old scouting movement. "Simply because you’ve been taught something for a long amount of time doesn’t mean it's right," ...

  • Students Disciplined For ‘Sexting’ Incident At Evanston Township High

    (CBS) — Varsity athletes are among those being disciplined in a sexting incident at Evanston Township High School. In a letter to parents dated Thursday, District 202 Supt. Eric Witherspoon wrote that girls sent inappropriate photos to members of the ETHS varsity baseball team. Witherspoon said some of the players re-transmitted the compromising ...


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My Own Private Idaho [DVD]

My Own Private Idaho [DVD]

For his third feature film, writer/director Gus Van Sant was finally able to bring to the screen a story he had been trying to tell for years about Portland street hustlers. His critical and commercial success with Drugstore Cowboy (1989) had made him a name in the bur ... ...

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  • Chicago Blackhawks vs Detroit Red Wings Live Stream Free Watch Online Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals Game 4

    Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (L) is congratulated by teammate Jakub Kindl after the Red Wings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks during Game 2 of their NHL Western Conference semi-final playoff hockey game in Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 2013. Chicago Blackhawks vs Detroit Red Wings takes place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 4 on Thursday night, with the Blackhawks looking to go on the ...

  • Marlins Face White Sox In Chicago Friday

    MIAMI (AP) — Even though John Danks is about to begin his seventh season in the majors, he admits he will have some nerves heading into his first outing in more than a year for the Chicago White Sox. Danks will make his first start since arthroscopic shoulder surgery in Friday night’s opener of a three-game home set against the Miami Marlins. The left-hander last pitched May 19, ...

  • Scout leadership votes to accept gay boys

    James Oliver, left, hugs his brother and fellow Eagle Scout, Will Oliver, who is gay, as Will and other supporters carry four boxes filled with petitions to end the ban on gay Scouts and ...

  • Jackson roughed up early Cubs fall to Pirates

    CHC@PIT: Jackson strikes out six in shortened start PITTSBURGH -- Edwin Jackson needed the rain to come a little earlier on Thursday. Jackson was limited to three innings before nature intervened and delayed the Cubs' game against the Pirates nearly two hours. Pittsburgh had scored all it needed by then as Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of RBI singles to lead the Pirates to a 4-2 victory ...

  • Feldman aims to continue hot month against Reds

    For the second time this month, the Reds and Cubs will meet for a three-game series, beginning Friday at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati goes into the weekend looking for results similar to their matchup at Wrigley Field in early May, when the Reds swept the Cubs to kick-start a streak in which they've won 14 of their last 18 games. Chicago, meanwhile, hopes to avoid dropping its ...

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